To manually troubleshoot or upgrade your installation of Windows Media Player, try the following: Select Start button, enter features in the search, and then select Turn Windows features on or off. Expand Media Features and see whether the Windows Media Player check box is selected. If it is, clear the check box. Select OK and then restart your PC.

To troubleshoot local playback in most scenarios, try to identify the difference between the files that play correctly and the files that do not. If you can play some file types, but you cannot other file types, a codec may be damaged. To test playback, use a file that you know is good.

This article describes how to determine the version of Windows Media Player currently installed on your PC. To determine the version of Windows Media Player, start Windows Media Player, click About Windows Media Player on the Help menu in and then note the version number below the Copyright notice.

Therefore, to resolve the problem, play the .avi file and check the error message in Windows Media Player for help.

The hotfix in this article permits Windows Media Player 9 Series to play back MP3 files with this type of ID3v2 header. Additionally, an end user can use current versions of most third-party tag editors and resave the header.

In Windows Media Player 9 Series, the auto playlist feature uses the .wpl format. The .wpl format is the default file format used for playlists that you save in Windows Media Player 9 Series.

Windows Media Player is a built-in multimedia player that comes with Windows. While it is a reliable and widely used application, users may encounter errors and issues from time to time. This article aims to provide guidance on troubleshooting common Windows Media Player errors.

Windows Media Player supports the following file formats: Note MPEG 2 requires third-party software or hardware decoders. Note DVD playback requires third-party software or hardware decoders and is supported only in Windows XP. Note Intel Video File support requires the Intel Video 5.x codec.

This article provides reference points for information about how to troubleshoot the problems that may occur when you play media in Windows Media Player.

Use the following method to remove the most recent entries from the Windows Media Player play list: Use Registry Editor to manually delete either the RecentURLList key or the RecentFileList key. Use the Clear History feature in Windows Media Player 9 Series.